Motorists in north given 18 months to replace Takata airbags

Motorists in the north have been given until the end of June next year to replace potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday.

He told a press conference that Takata airbags “cause accidents not only in the TRNC but all over the world, causing injuries and deaths”, and added that the issue is talked about more in the north than elsewhere.

“The reasons for this are the fact that there are many cars of Japanese origin in the country...